depilate

UK: /ˈdɛpɪˌleɪt/ US: (dep′ə lāt′)

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dep•i•late  (dep′ə lāt′), v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 

1. to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).

• Latin dēpilātus (past participle of dēpilāre to pluck), equivalent. to dē- de- + pil(āre) to deprive of hair (derivative of pilus a hair) + -ātus -ate¹
• 1550–60

dep′i•la′tion, n. 
dep′i•la′tor, n. 

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depilate / ˈdɛpɪˌleɪt/ verb

1. (transitive) to remove the hair from

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin dēpilāre, from pilāre to make bald, from pilus hair

ˌdepiˈlation noun

ˈdepiˌlator noun